Voces Nuevas
With support from Capital One, the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities is pleased to announce its student advocacy program: Voces Nuevas.
Program Description:
Voces Nuevas Program (translated in English to New Voices) is a student advocacy and leadership program designed to elevate, uplift, and empower undergraduate students’ voices and experiences. Through the Voces Nuevas Program, students will be equipped with advocacy and leadership skills to enable them to effectively voice their concerns and to devise strategic actions that will promote the development of innovative socially conscious solutions at the local, state, and national levels. Collectively, this program aims to empower students to enact change in their communities to improve Hispanic educational and economic outcomes.
Student Directory Program Components: STUDENTS ACCEPTED ON A ROLLING BASIS
- Guest presentations facilitated online by speakers, researchers, and/or decision-making stakeholders on related advocacy topics and matters. These FALL presentations are open to all students signed up for the Voces Nuevas Student Directory Program.
- HSInnovator workshopsled by HACU's Government Relations team to train students on HACU's advocacy priorities. These SPRING workshops are conducted online and are open to all students signed up for the Voces Nuevas Student Directory Program.
- Advocacy communications on issues affecting HSIs including legislative priorities, calls to action, research reports, press releases and advocacy center alerts.
Student Cohort Track Program Components: 50 STUDENTS SELECTED EACH ACADEMIC YEAR (application opens in June; THE STUDENT COHORT TRACK IS CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR 2024-2025)
- Orientation Webinar to highlight program expectations and provide participating students with guidance on logistical support.
- Student Directory Program: Automatic Enrollment (see above)
- Training modules on various topics, such as education policy, power mapping, policy briefs, and advocacy strategies. These FALL monthly online training modules are self-paced. Upon completing all training modules, students will earn a certification of completion and are eligible to apply for a sponsored trip to HACU's Capitol Forum.
- HACU’s Annual National Capitol Forum, which will include attending information sessions and congressional meetings in Washington, D.C. April 29-30, 2025. Fifteen students from the cohort track will be selected for this all-expense paid trip*.
*Students must complete the training modules online to apply for HACU's Annual National Capitol Forum in Washington, D.C in April 2025. Applications to be considered for this sponsored opportunity will open December 2024.
Benefits:
Voces Nuevas offers the following benefits to students:
- Opportunity to engage with like-minded students and professionals to generate a more equitable educational pipeline for Hispanic students through training of HACU’s legislative priorities.
- Receive up-to-date communications on HACU-supported advocacy issues.
- Exposure to networking opportunities with HACU representatives, leaders of colleges and universities, public policymakers, allied organizations, and other corporate/federal partners for learning and mentorship opportunities.
- Opportunity to further develop their leadership and advocacy skills through online, self-paced training modules.
Ideal participants are undergraduate students of all academic majors who are eager to engage with other students, committed to issues related to Hispanic success, and interested in advocacy and/or public policy.
Students must:
- Be rising sophomores, juniors, or seniors.
- Attend a HACU-member institution in Fall 2024 and Spring 2025.
For more information please email Jarvis.Clark@hacu.net.